<s>
is	O
a	O
2022	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directed	O
by	O
Hidetaka	O
Miyazaki	O
with	O
worldbuilding	O
provided	O
by	O
fantasy	B-Application
writer	O
George	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Martin	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
February	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
customizable	O
player	O
character	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
titular	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
and	O
become	O
the	O
new	O
Elden	O
Lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
through	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
freely	O
roaming	O
its	O
interactive	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
features	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
able	O
to	O
join	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
both	O
cooperative	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
open-world	O
game	O
with	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
intending	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
to	O
act	O
as	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
self-titled	B-Application
debut	I-Application
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
directed	O
towards	O
its	O
open-world	O
,	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
setting	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
criticism	O
went	O
towards	O
its	O
technical	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
in	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
perspective	O
,	O
with	O
gameplay	O
focusing	O
on	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
elements	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
FromSoftware	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Sekiro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
Die	I-Application
Twice	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
encounter	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
demigods	B-Language
who	O
rule	O
each	O
main	O
area	O
and	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
open	O
world	O
areas	O
,	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
also	O
features	O
hidden	O
dungeons	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
catacombs	O
,	O
tunnels	O
,	O
and	O
caves	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
fight	O
bosses	O
and	O
gather	O
helpful	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spells	O
in	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
enhance	O
their	O
own	O
weapons	O
,	O
fight	O
enemies	O
from	O
afar	O
,	O
and	O
restore	O
lost	O
hit	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weapons	O
in	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
can	O
be	O
improved	O
using	O
Ashes	O
of	O
War	O
,	O
obtainable	O
"	O
enchantments	O
"	O
that	O
grant	O
weapons	O
new	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dying	O
in	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
will	O
cause	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
lose	O
all	O
collected	O
runes	O
at	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
dies	O
again	O
before	O
retrieving	O
the	O
runes	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
lost	O
forever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
summon	O
friendly	O
NPCs	O
called	O
spirits	O
to	O
fight	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
has	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
summoned	O
for	O
both	O
cooperative	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
play	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Lands	O
Between	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
landmass	O
ruled	O
over	O
by	O
several	O
demigods	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
previously	O
ruled	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
immortal	O
Queen	O
Marika	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
keeper	O
of	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
force	O
that	O
manifested	O
as	O
the	O
physical	O
concept	O
of	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Marika	O
eventually	O
shattered	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
and	O
disappeared	O
,	O
her	O
demigod	B-Language
children	O
began	O
warring	O
over	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
Ring	O
in	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
the	O
Shattering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
demigod	B-Language
possesses	O
a	O
shard	O
of	O
the	O
Ring	O
called	O
a	O
Great	O
Rune	O
,	O
which	O
corrupts	O
them	O
with	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Tarnished	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
traverse	O
the	O
realm	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
and	O
become	O
the	O
Elden	O
Lord	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
in	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Tarnished	O
encounters	O
a	O
maiden	O
named	O
Melina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
does	O
this	O
under	O
the	O
condition	O
that	O
the	O
Tarnished	O
brings	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
Erdtree	O
,	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melina	O
later	O
takes	O
the	O
Tarnished	O
to	O
the	O
Roundtable	O
Hold	O
,	O
a	O
gathering	O
place	O
for	O
other	O
Tarnished	O
seeking	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hold	O
's	O
benefactor	O
,	O
the	O
Two	O
Fingers	O
,	O
instructs	O
the	O
Tarnished	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
Great	O
Runes	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Erdtree	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tarnished	O
proceeds	O
to	O
journey	O
into	O
the	O
Lands	O
Between	O
,	O
investigating	O
its	O
various	O
locales	O
and	O
defeating	O
the	O
demigods	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
recovering	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
Great	O
Runes	O
,	O
the	O
Two	O
Fingers	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
battle	O
Morgott	O
the	O
Grace-Given	O
,	O
the	O
demigod	B-Language
guarding	O
the	O
Erdtree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
both	O
are	O
vanquished	O
,	O
the	O
Tarnished	O
gains	O
access	O
to	O
Marika	O
's	O
shattered	O
corpse	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
Tarnished	O
's	O
actions	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
six	O
different	O
endings	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
achieved	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
the	O
Tarnished	O
becoming	O
the	O
Elden	O
Lord	O
,	O
to	O
allowing	O
the	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
to	O
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
Ranni	O
the	O
Witch	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
the	O
Frenzied	O
Flame	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Lands	O
Between	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
,	O
noted	O
for	O
their	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Hidetaka	O
Miyazaki	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
,	O
intending	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
as	O
a	O
mechanical	O
evolution	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FromSoftware	O
approached	O
American	O
author	O
George	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Martin	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
series	O
of	O
fantasy	B-Application
novels	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
worldbuilding	O
for	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
was	O
compared	O
by	O
Miyazaki	O
as	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
dungeon	B-Device
master	I-Device
's	O
handbook	O
in	O
a	O
tabletop	O
RPG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
staff	O
from	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
a	O
television	O
series	O
adaptation	O
of	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
,	O
also	O
assisted	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Ringed	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
alongside	O
Sekiro	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
Die	I-Application
Twice	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Miyazaki	O
also	O
directed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
explained	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
combat	O
in	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
has	O
similarities	O
to	O
Sekiro	B-Application
,	O
neither	O
game	O
directly	O
inspired	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
team	O
of	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
concentrated	O
on	O
environmental	O
scale	O
,	O
roleplaying	O
,	O
and	O
storytelling	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyazaki	O
mentioned	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
as	O
design	O
influences	O
for	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
original	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Tsukasa	O
Saitoh	O
,	O
Shoi	O
Miyazawa	O
,	O
Tai	O
Tomisawa	O
,	O
Yuka	O
Kitamura	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshimi	O
Kudo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
games	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
had	O
performance	O
issues	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
complaints	O
of	O
deficient	O
frame	O
rate	O
being	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Twitch	O
,	O
it	O
drew	O
nearly	O
900,000	O
viewers	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third-largest	O
debut	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
after	O
Lost	B-Protocol
Ark	I-Protocol
and	O
Cyberpunk	B-Application
2077	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploration	O
drew	O
many	O
favorable	O
comparisons	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
FromSoftware	O
's	O
earlier	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
difficulty	O
provoked	O
much	O
commentary	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
both	O
praising	O
and	O
criticizing	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
easier	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviewers	O
considered	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
the	O
most	O
accessible	O
Souls	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
choose	O
to	O
avoid	O
difficult	O
threats	O
and	O
return	O
with	O
more	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
of	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
offering	O
options	O
towards	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
game	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
temporarily	O
received	O
primarily	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
due	O
to	O
performance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
was	O
noted	O
by	O
reviewers	O
for	O
lacking	O
Martin	O
's	O
writing	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Orland	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
said	O
that	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
storytelling	O
was	O
"	O
characteristically	O
sparse	O
and	O
cryptic	O
,	O
”	O
and	O
unlike	O
what	O
fans	O
of	O
Martin	O
would	O
expect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
sold	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
rising	O
to	O
by	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second-best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
2022	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
after	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
the	O
tenth	O
best-selling	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
won	O
many	O
awards	O
and	O
accolades	O
.	O
</s>
